Feb 16, 2020 Literature Committee agenda and notes

[Scott]

Agenda:
1: Prayer for serenity
2a: Business forum access.  Does anyone need it?
2b: Volunteer for note taker of topics and decisions?
3a: Reports: Project management software?
3b: CGAA book workgroup
3c: Meeting handbook
4a: Fresh content for website, traffic, SEO http://forum.cgaa.info/topic1970.html
4b: Things to do webpage http://forum.cgaa.info/topic2202.html
5: Meeting Starter Kit, http://forum.cgaa.info/topic1461.html
6: Development of our literature process http://forum.cgaa.info/topic2124.html
7: Editor or Editor Team, requirements, selection http://forum.cgaa.info/topic2137.html
8: Newcomer welcome letter for website
9: CGAA Service Handbook http://forum.cgaa.info/topic2048.html
10: Priorities, other projects, possible subcommittees

[Skald]

Literature Committee Meeting : February 16, 2020

Members in attendance : Scott, Shmully, Xander, Major

Agenda:
1: Prayer for serenity
2a: Business forum access. Does anyone need it?
2b: Volunteer for note taker of topics and decisions? - Major

3a: Reports: Project management software?
* Freedcamp.com - suggested by Major for a trial run. Very low costs, nice features, free to use at the modest feature level.

3b: CGAA book workgroup
Xander has been writing, intends to submit items to Literature Committee for review.

3c: Meeting handbook
To contain meeting formats, etiquette, topics,
Scott has been seeking feedback with the What's App group.
A draft may be ready by May 2020 ( an unvetted draft )

* This is much desired - especially to help resolve format issues, with group meetings.


4a: Fresh content for website, traffic, SEOhttp://forum.cgaa.info/topic1970.html

• Blog with rotating weekly content - <;<;<;Please raise suggestion at next GSC monthly meeting. >;>;>;

4b: Things to do webpage - http://forum.cgaa.info/topic2202.html

• "Things to Do" http://forum.cgaa.info/topic2202.html


• "Things to Do without a Computer"


• Scott adapted and incorporated writings previously submitted by Xander.


• Feedback requested from Literature Committee members.

5: Meeting Starter Kit,http://forum.cgaa.info/topic1461.html

• Starter box ? Sending sobriety chips ? Fliers for outreach.


• Links to pamphlets exist on CGAA Forum.


• New group starting in Italy ? ( Did I hear that correctly ? )

X ) Summing up the various projects we've taken on...
Xander is writing.
Scott is writing, working on handbook, and looking for feedback. He will send links. * New google docs link needed ?
Major to review and give feedback on the "Things to Do" write up. Revise and update the Professionals pamphlet.
Shmully requested a link to where he can submit writings.


*** We got this far in our agenda and decided to wrap up due to Scott experiencing serious online disconnection problems. ***



6:Development of our literature processhttp://forum.cgaa.info/topic2124.html

7: Editor or Editor Team, requirements, selectionhttp://forum.cgaa.info/topic2137.html

8: Newcomer welcome letter for website

9: CGAA Service Handbookhttp://forum.cgaa.info/topic2048.html

10: Priorities, other projects, possible subcommittees

Agenda for March 2020 meeting.

Review prior items and continue to items 6 - 10 which were not addressed.


*Notetaker's statement: I endeavored to summarize the discussion, requests, notes and details as best I could.
- Major